Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific is 1 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9407 GPI, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9407 GPI | — |
| 1995 | 0.9428 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9495 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.957 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9603 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9657 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9712 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9759 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9805 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9838 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9879 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9878 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9891 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9888 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9911 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9914 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9996 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9981 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9986 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9996 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9527 GPI | 0.9407 GPI | 0.9657 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9847 GPI | 0.9712 GPI | 0.9914 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9994 GPI | 0.9973 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in East Asia & Pacific was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9407 GPI in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.